It happens. Your employee leaves to join a competitor.  But you have rights under restrictive covenants of the employee’s non-compete, non-solicitation or confidentiality agreements.  Should you let the new boss know?  More importantly, if you do - will your “cease...

Real Estate Attorney Rick Dunn follows the mortgage market closely, and found the attached article interesting. While the upward trend in the frequency of homeowners seeking to refinance ended late last year, he is now seeing another (smaller) increase in this area. ...

He is a four-month-old mixture of black Labrador retriever and some other unknown breeds who came to Managing Partner Rob Anctil and his family from Arkansas. Rob’s wife Pia contracted with an organization called Paws and Claws Rescue of Hot Springs, AR to deliver...

Condominium unit owners, board members, and community association representatives from across the Commonwealth gathered at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford to hear six experts discuss issues facing our community association clients. The experts included a property...

We welcome Michelle who began as our receptionist (a job now performed by Nichole Cincotta) and quickly moved over to the Pre-Litigation section of the Lien Enforcement Team where she is teaming up with Amanda Luciano, a 5 year veteran at the position. Michelle has a...

It was five years ago today that we moved from the fabulous old brick mill building in North Chelmsford to our fabulous new space in Westford. After a two year search for office space to purchase, Managing Partner Rob Anctil decided on the upper floor of the 35,000sf...

Nichole Cincotta is Perkins & Anctil’s new receptionist and legal support to Attorney Alley.  She grew up in Dracut, MA where she learned to dance competitively, a pursuit that provided opportunities for her to travel internationally.  Her administrative and...

We congratulate our clients and friends - Rich Cooper and Chris Ferris - on their recent acquisition of the property at 128 Main Street, Groton, the former location of the historic Groton Inn. The Groton Inn was constructed in 1678 and was thought to be one of the...

This month’s edition of New England Condominium contains a piece by Attorney Scott Eriksen.  In it he answers a reader’s question about how to deal with an unknown unit owner suspected of purposely running a faucet in order to increase the association’s water bill. ...

Trial attorney Kim Alley’s competitive streak extends well beyond the courtroom.  Last weekend, Kim successfully completed her first road race – the 13.1 mile Bay State Half Marathon in Lowell.  Kim finished the race which loops twice from the Tsongas Arena along the...

The staff of Perkins & Anctil are excited to announce that Cindy Napoli has joined our firm as the Paralegal Secretary to Senior Partner Charlie Perkins and Bankruptcy and Collections Department Head David Chenelle.  Cindy lives in Littleton and has been...

Perkins & Anctil, P.C., wishes to remind its client and business contacts that The New England Condo & Apartment Management Expo will be held at the Seaport World Trade Center – Exhibit Hall at 200 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA on Tuesday May 21, 2013 from...

In order to stay afloat financially, Patriot Coal Corporation files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, which includes a plan to cut a significant amount of retiree benefits for the employees of the company. "(Reuters) - Patriot Coal Corp has asked a court to terminate about...

Americans without health insurance are fittingly burdened with the highest medical bills; however, these patients comprise an overall population of people who already struggle financially, and who ultimately are unable to pay off their medical debts sans coverage....

In the unfortunate case of Kensington Place Owners Assn., Inc. v. Thomas, A Georgia Appeals Court finds that a homeowners' association is ultimately not responsible for a child's fatality, which occurs on the property of the condominium.  While the circumstances...

The following article presents a case in which a Louisiana Condominium Association sues a unit owner for offering and selling art lessons out of her home, citing that such commercial activity is strictly prohibited. In-Home Art Studio Violates Commercial Use...

The following article elaborates on how a serious case of bedbugs and a condominium unit owner’s neglect to address such resulted in an interesting, yet entirely valid Court case: Association sues Evanston condo owner over bedbug extermination “A condominium...

As the following article explains, record low borrowing rates continue to stimulate home sales, which is proving to be beneficial to the housing market as unemployment rates remain less than optimal.  In response, mortgage firms are hiring new staff in order to...

In the condominium world, fines are always a hot topic.  Most condominium documents permit associations to impose fines when owners or their tenants run afoul of use restrictions.  For example:  Is a unit owner’s dog darting around the common area without a leash? ...

Pursuant to a not often discussed provision of New Hampshire law (R.S.A. 356-B:70) a perpetual committee exists for purposes of advising the New Hampshire legislature on the laws relating to condominiums and homeowners associations (the “committee”).  The committee is...